ADIRONDACK NCRS CHAPTER OFFICERS LIEF LARSEN Chairman JIM WEIR Vice Chairman www.adirondackncrs.com First Quarter 2016 MIKE WILSON Treasurer TOM & ANNE FLOWERS Secretary BRIAN CANTELE Judging Chairman 217 1st Street Scotia, NY 12302 (518) 857-0627 llarsen@mmcmillwork.com Hello to all the Adirondack Chapter members and I hope everyone survived the Holiday Season and is wintering well. We ve had a shockingly mild winter and I for one have enjoyed that. To bring everyone up to date we had our Holiday Party on January 10th which was well attended. We ve had several General Membership meetings so far which are held on the 2nd Monday of the month at Scarborough s restaurant and if you haven t attended these I invite you to do so. The more people we have involved the better it is for everyone. And we had our first Tech Session of the year on February 21st which was, again, well attended. On the National front, the National Convention will be held in Warwick RI on July 17th July 21. If you are planning on attending you must register on line at the NCRS website. The National Judging Retreat is coming up in Dallas TX in a few weeks and I will be attending this and will follow up with a report for the next newsletter. There is a new judging matrix for judging paint being rolled out after the Convention and perhaps our Judging Chairman will be talking about this. Finally, I have forwarded to our membership notes and letters regarding Gary Mortimer and his retirement from the National position he has held. If you have any questions regarding this, I would suggest you contact the Region 1 Director Mark Tulley. Looking to the future we are working on the next tech session which we are hoping to do in March sometime. Stand by for more details regarding this. A reminder that our Judging Meet is on May 21st with the judging school the night before. Please get you registrations in early for this as well. We already have one car registered and will need judges. Also, if you haven t already done so please forward your dues to John Dergosits as soon as possible. Hopefully the winter will come to an early end and we will be able to get our corvettes out of their jammies and onto the roads where they belong. Hope to see you at one of our functions soon. Lief Larsen 1 P a g e
VICE CHAIRMAN Jim Weir Hello to all, this winter has been a little a cooler than usual but Anne and I are surviving. To start, I attended the Florida chapter meet in Lakeland Florida in January. The weather was cool but it was a great meet. Approximately fifty (50) cars were judged on Friday and Saturday. They also had one of Harley J. Earl corvettes on display that brought much interest. Note: the blue line tires. The swap meet had many more vendors than last year. I was glad to see that the Florida chapter finally has an inside venue. I had watched for many years the judges working in the rain to judge the cars. All in all, it was a good judging meet and I am looking forward to next year. The next day my friend and I traveled to the Mecum Auction to meet up with Mike Wilson and we spent the day with him. Mike was waiting to bid on a motorcycle which went for a much higher price than he thought it would. Mecum Auction is always interesting even if you are not buying or selling. In just over a month we will be heading home and I can't wait to get my car ready for the warm weather. To all our members, now is the time to register for the National meet. Lief and I have already done so if anyone would like to join us. That's all for now and see you all soon. Jim Weir Vice Chairman 2 P a g e
3 P a g e JUDGING CHAIRMAN - Brian Cantele NCRS Judging Quiz: When using the NCRS Judging Matrix to evaluate an item, what do the letters CDCIF stand for? (Answer is at the end of the newsletter) MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN - John Dergosits No report. TECH SESSION NOTES - Lief Larsen February 21st we had our first Tech session of the year at Mike Wilson's garage in Castleton. There was a demonstration on installing a set of C-2 ball joints into lower control arms and the steps leading to rebuilding the control arms. In addition, we are looking into restoring Bill Tobler s 1967 hardtop shown below. 3 P a g e
A Tech session was held on March 25 th at Bill Meess s garage to remove a tank sticker on a 1967 Corvette. Steve Wittek and Mike Wilson planning their attack in the first photo. 49 years of dust brushed away! 4 P a g e
ACTIVITIES CHAIRMAN Michael Kalogridis A Tech session was held at Mike Wilson's garage Sunday, February 21st. A C-2 removable top was assessed for restoration and a demonstration for how ball joints are pressed into control arms took place. About 12 members and guests participated. The monthly Chapter meeting took place at Scarborough's Restaurant Monday, March 14th. Another Tech session was held Saturday, March 25th at Bill Meese's garage. A C-2 fuel tank was removed in order to get at the build sheet attached to the top of the tank. It was intriguing to watch the sheet get dusted off and carefully removed from the gas tank. Other than a few broken bolts and skinned knuckles the paper was removed clean and completely intact. Next Chapter meeting Monday, April 11th 6:00 pm at Scarboroughs Please mark your calendars for this year's NCRS Adirondack Chapter Judging meet for May 20th and May 21st 2016 at George's Collision in Cohoes. Mike contributed the photo of Bill Meess, at right, from a 2007 Restorer Magazine. Upcoming 2016 Activities NCRS EVENTS IN BOLD DATE EVENT DETAILS April 11 May 9 May 20 May 21 June 4 Membership Meeting @ 6PM Membership Meeting @ 6PM Judging School @ 6PM Judging Meet @ 8AM VIP Cruise-In to Benefit Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch Scarboroughs Restaurant, Scarboroughs Restaurant, Georges Collision, Cohoes Georges Collision, Cohoes Lakeside Farms, Ballston Lake June 13 Guptill s Cruise-In Guptill s July 11 Guptill s Cruise-In Guptill s 5 P a g e
July 17-22 July 31 NCRS National Convention www.ncrs.org/events Chapter Picnic Providence, RI Mike Wilson s Camp Sacandaga Lake August 8 Guptill s Cruise-In Guptill s August 25-28 Corvettes at Carlisle www.carlisleevents.com September 12 Guptill s Cruise-In Guptill s October 1 October 10 November 14 December 12 January 2017 VIP Cruise-In to Benefit Double Hole in the Woods Ranch Membership Meeting @ 6PM Membership Meeting @ 6PM Membership Meeting @6PM Annual Dinner Meeting TBD Eagle Mills Cider Mill, Broadalbin Scarboroughs Restaurant Scarboroughs Restaurant Scarboroughs Restaurant Scarboroughs Restaurant SECRETARY REPORT - Tom & Anne Flowers Hole NCRS ADIRONDACK CHAPTER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 1/10/16 A general membership meeting was held on 1/10/16. The meeting was called to order at 2:20 pm at Scarboroughs Restaurant by Lief Larsen, Chairperson. Members present were John Dergosits, Irene Dergosits, Tom Flowers, Anne Flowers, Bill Hans, Gail Hans, Lief Larsen, Bill Meess, Pat Meess, Bill Schroeder, Bill Tobler, Gini Tobler, Don Todd, Sheila Todd, Mike Wilson, Lisa Wilson and Steve Wittek. Chairperson: Lief Larsen welcomed and thanked everyone for coming to the meeting. Lief handed out the schedule of Activities for 2016 and he discussed some of the activities. Lief Larsen announced the elections were held at the 12/14/15 meeting. Elected and appointed for 2016 and 2017 are: Vice Chairperson Treasurer Judging Chair Newsletter Editor Webmaster Jim Weir Mike Wilson Brian Cantele Don Todd Bill Schroeder 6 P a g e
Vice Chairperson: Jim Weir absent, no report. Treasurer: Mike Wilson reported about the 1/10/16 checking account balance. Mike Wilson gave Lief Larsen the 2015 annual treasurer's report which included the chapter expenses for 2015. Secretary: Tom Flowers noted that the General Membership Meeting minutes from 12/14/15 were published in the Fourth Quarter/Winter Newsletter. Membership: John Dergosits reported that he has been receiving Chapter Membership renewal payments for 2016. Newsletter Editor: John Dergosits noted that the Fourth Quarter (Winter) Newsletter was sent out to all members in December. Webmaster: Bill Schroeder reported that the website is up to date. Judging: Brian Cantele absent. Lief Larsen noted that the Chapter Judging Meet and Chapter Judging School are on the National NCRS Calendar and the ad should be in the next issue of the Restorer. Activities: Mike Kalogridis was absent. Lief Larsen announced that a Tech Session will be held on Sunday 2/21/16 at Mike Wilson's garage with topics: C-2 ball joints, Mike Wilson's 69 oil pressure and Bill Tobler's 67 hard top restoration. Old Business: Lief Larsen noted that there have been discussions about if the Chapter should continue to be a sponsor at the monthly Guptill's Cruise Ins for 2016 (June, July, August and September). John Dergosits noted that the Chapter expended $300 in 2015 for the sponsorship and that only one new membership had resulted from those efforts. Steve Wittek stated that the sponsorship cost too much money. Mike Wilson stated that the cruise ins are dependent on the weather. Tom Flowers noted that flyers could be handed out to corvette owners at Guptill's without being a cruise-in sponsor. John Dergosits made a motion to suspend being a sponsor at Guptill's Cruise Ins, but members could still attend and pass out flyers and Bill Schroeder seconded the motion. All were in favor, none opposed and the motion carried. New Business: Lief Larsen noted that there have been some questions about if the Chapter should continue to use the chit system for their participation in Chapter activities. Steve Wittek noted that the chit system was created to encourage members to get involved in the Chapter activities, to thank members who participate in Chapter activities so the Chapter can get a Top Flight Award and that he would like to see the chit system continue. Bill Meess and Bill Schroeder agree with continuing the chit system. John Dergosits is concerned about the expense to the Chapter for supporting the chit system and suggested that a review should be done on how chits are calculated. Lief Larsen noted that this 7 P a g e
topic needs more discussion and review. Lief Larsen will put some thoughts together on the topic and create a committee to review the chit system. Lief Larsen made a motion to close the meeting and Bill Hans seconded the motion. All in favor, none opposed and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned 2:55 pm. NCRS ADIRONDACK CHAPTER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 2/8/16 A general membership meeting was held on 2/8/16. The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm at Scarboroughs Restaurant by Lief Larsen, Chairperson. Members present were Brian Cantele, John Dergosits, Tom Flowers, Anne Flowers, Mike Kalogridis, Lief Larsen, Rick Lehner, Bill Schroeder and Steve Wittek. Chairperson: Lief Larsen welcomed and thanked everyone for coming to the meeting and braving the snow storm. Vice Chairperson: Jim Weir absent, no report. Treasurer: Mike Wilson absent, Lief Larsen reported about the checking account balance. Secretary: Anne Flowers reviewed the minutes from the 1/10/16 General Membership Meeting. Membership: John Dergosits reported that he has been receiving Chapter Membership renewal payments for 2016 and that the Chapter currently has 22 members. John will send another e-mail reminder to the people who have not renewed their membership. Newsletter Editor: Don Todd absent, no report. Webmaster: Bill Schroeder reported that the website is up to date. Lief Larsen noted that website renewal has been paid. Judging: Brian Cantele noted that a new paint matrix and the 65 manual will be coming out. Brian has not received any registrations yet for the Chapter Meet. Lief Larsen noted that the Chapter Judging Meet and Chapter Judging School are on the National NCRS Calendar and the ad was in the January/February 2016 issue of the NCRS Driveline. Activities: Mike Kalogridis was announced that a Tech Session will be held on Sunday 2/21/16 at 9am at Mike Wilson's garage. The next General Membership Meeting will be on 3/14/16 at Scarboroughs Restaurant. 8 P a g e
Old Business: None. New Business: Lief Larsen noted that NCRS Vice President Dave Ewan had asked if any Chapter would like to host a Regional Judging Meet. Bill Schroeder announced a car show at the Empire State Aero Sciences Museum in Schenectady on 4/30/16. Bill suggested that flyers about the Adirondack NCRS Chapter could be handed out at the Vettes in Perfection two corvette shows and at the Adirondack Corvette Club two corvette shows to recruit new Chapter members. Mike Kalogridis made a motion to close the meeting and John Dergosits seconded the motion. All in favor, none opposed and the motion carried. The meeting adjourned 7:00 pm. NCRS ADIRONDACK CHAPTER GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING 3/14/16 A general membership meeting was held on 3/14/16. The meeting was called to order at 6:05 pm at Scarboroughs Restaurant by Lief Larsen, Chairperson. Members present were Dave Duglin, Tom Flowers, Anne Flowers, Mitch Havens, Mike Kalogridis, Lief Larsen, Bill Schroeder and Mike Wilson. Chairperson: Lief Larsen welcomed and thanked everyone for coming to the meeting. Lief reminded members to please send in their registrations for the 5/21/16 Chapter Judging Meet at George's Collision. Vice Chairperson: Jim Weir absent, no report. Treasurer: Mike Wilson reported about the checking account balance. Mike has only received one registration payment for the 5/21/16 Chapter Judging Meet. Secretary: Tom Flowers reviewed the minutes from the 2/8/16 General Membership Meeting. Membership: John Dergosits absent, Lief Larsen noted that one member has moved out of state and did not renew his membership. Also, recently two membership payments were received. Newsletter Editor: Don Todd absent, Lief Larsen asked everyone to send their newsletter information to Don Todd as soon as possible since the next newsletter issue is being finalized. Webmaster: Bill Schroeder reported that the website is up to date. The Chapter Judging Meet Application and photos from the February Tech Session have been posted to the Chapter website. 9 P a g e
Judging: Brian Cantele absent, Lief Larsen is sending the Chapter Judging Meet Application to Mike Kalogridis and Mike will be e-mailing the application to Chapter members with a reminder to register for the Judging Meet. Lief noted that the Chapter Judging Meet and Chapter Judging School are on the National NCRS Calendar and the ad was in the January/February 2016 issue of the NCRS Driveline. Lief also noted that paint was a topic at the recent Judging Retreat which he attended. Activities: Mike Kalogridis noted that the next General Membership Meeting will be on 4/11/16 at Scarboroughs Restaurant. A Tech Session was held on 2/21/16 at Mike Wilson's garage. Additional Tech Sessions are being planned and will be announced when they are scheduled. The Chapter Picnic will need to be planned (date and location). Mike Wilson offered to have the picnic at his parents' camp on Sacandaga Lake on a Sunday with a possible date of 7/31/16. Mike Kalogridis will send out an e-mail to Chapter members to see if 7/31/16 would be a good date for the picnic. Old Business: At the 2/8/16 meeting Bill Schroeder had suggested handing out informational flyers about the Chapter at local corvette shows (Vettes In Perfection and Adirondack Corvette Club) in addition to the Guptill Car Shows as a new member recruiting effort. Lief Larsen asked if anyone would like to review the current Chapter flyer. Bill Schroeder agreed to review the current flyer and provide Lief with his thoughts. New Business: Bill Schroeder mentioned that Marcel Nadeau is interested in having someone look at his 64 that he is working on. Marcel would like some tips that would be helpful from a judging viewpoint. Lief Larsen mentioned that maybe the Chapter could have a Tech Session on judging at Marcel's garage. Bill will talk with Marcel to see how he would like to proceed. Bill Schroeder made a motion to close the meeting and Lief Larsen seconded the motion. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned 7:15 pm. QUIZ ANSWER: Configuration, Date, Completeness, Installation, Finish (each of which is allotted 20% of the points available) EDITOR S NOTE Donald Todd If anyone has anything of interest such as pictures, technical information or an experience with their Corvette they would like to share, send it to me at dltodd146@msn.com and I ll see about publishing it in the newsletter. 10 P a g e
ADIRONDACK NCRS CHAPTER MEET Friday & Saturday, May 20th & 21st, 2016 The Adirondack Chapter cordially extends an invitation to all NCRS Members to join us at our annual Judging Meet and Judging School at George's Collision, 2 Pine Street, Cohoes, New York easily accessible from the NYS Thruway (Interstate 87 & 90) and Interstate Route 787. (Space Is Limited, Register Early) GENERAL MEET AND JUDGING INFORMATION Brian Cantele Lief Larsen Judging Chairman Chapter Chairman 518-672-7144 518-857-0627 bctc69@yahoo.com llarsen@mmcmillwork.com NCRS# (from Driveline Label) Name: Address: City: State Zip Telephone:( ) - - Email: Schedule of Events: Friday Evening- Judging School @ Georges Collision @ 7:00 PM Saturday- 7:30 AM Registration Opens 8:30 AM Judges/Owners Meeting 9:00 AM Judging Begins 12:00PM 1:00 PM Lunch (provided for judges, tabulators & car owner only) 4:00 PM (or earlier) - Awards Registration (All attendees). $ 25.00 Nonmember guest fee ($10). Flight Judging Fee: (car) Willing to judge ($60).... Not willing to judge ($90) Sportsman/Founders Display ($15)... Duntov/McLellan/Bow Tie Display (NC) Yes, I would like to join the Adirondack Chapter ($30) (membership thru 12/31/17, effective 6/1/16). Late Fee (After 4/15/16) ($10). Total...$ ALL FLIGHT JUDGING WILL BE HELD UNDER COVER REGISTER EARLY - SPACE IS LIMITED We reserve the right to limit the number of cars and classes of cars being judged based on how many judges are available. We also reserve the right to limit the number of cars by any owner based on available judges. No refunds after April 15, 2016. Judged Entry: Year VIN Will you Flight Judge? Yes No Preference: Ops, Int., Ext., Mech 1, Chassis Judging level 1 st Choice 2 nd Choice Upon arrival at the Meet, you must provide 1) Original proof of ownership in your name and 2) Proof of in-force liability insurance with your cars VIN #. Owners not complying, cannot have their car judged. Make Checks Payable to: Adirondack NCRS Chapter Send completed application NCRS 2016 Chapter Meet and check to: c/o Brian Cantele 67 Schnackenberg Road Ghent, New York 12075 Hold Harmless Agreement: I agree to insure my vehicle(s) and property against loss, damage, and liability: and to provide proof of such insurance to NCRS at registration. I agree to assume the risk of any and all damages or injury and to indemnify and hold harmless NCRS, its officers, directors, agents, employees, chapters, and George s Collision, for any acts or omissions that may result in theft, damage, or destruction of my property or injury to me or others during, or as a consequence of this event. Auto insured with: Policy #: Exp.Date: Signature: 11 P a g e